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Title: EFF Opt Out Checklist - good general information
Post by: gadget42 on December 02, 2025, 03:49:30 AM
EFF Opt Out Checklist - good general information

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/09/opt-out-october-daily-tips-protect-your-privacy-and-security

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Table of Contents

    Tip 1: Establish Good Digital Hygiene
    Tip 2: Learn What a Data Broker Knows About You
    Tip 3: Disable Ad Tracking on iPhone and Android
    Tip 4: Declutter Your Apps
    Tip 5: Disable Behavioral Ads on Amazon
    Tip 6: Install Privacy Badger to Block Online Trackers
    Tip 7: Review Location Tracking Settings
    Tip 8: Limit the Data Your Gaming Console Collects About You
    Tip 9: Hide Your Start and End Points on Strava
    Tip 10: Find and Delete an Account You No Longer Use
    Tip 11: Search for Yourself
    Tip 12: Tell "People Search" Sites to Delete Your Information
    Tip 13: Remove Your Personal Addresses from Search Engines
    Tip 14: Check Out Signal
    Tip 15: Switch to a Privacy-Protective Browser
    Tip 16: Give Yourself Another Online Identity
    Tip 17: Check Out Virtual Card Services
    Tip 18: Minimize Risk While Using Digital Payment Apps
    Tip 19: Turn Off Ad Personalization to Limit How the Tech Giants Monetize Your Data
    Tip 20: Tighten Account Privacy Settings
    Tip 21: Protect Your Data When Dating Online
    Tip 22: Turn Off Automatic Content Recognition (ACR) On Your TV
Tip 22 is probably one of the easiest to show the _less_technology_proficient_amongst_us_ given it is almost impossible to find a new television that isn't a "SmartTV"...sigh.